The name comes via the "360-degree Silent Storm" vertical cooling system-- one MSI says keeps the PC cool by sucking air from the top and swirling it down through the case before exhausting heat through the bottom. Also allowing for the novel cooling system is a custom-designed 450W 80 plus Gold PSU.

The company says customers can swap out at least some components, although we doubt the chassis allows users to replace the motherboard to allow upgrades to more powerful Haswell-E or Xeon CPUs.

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